Exodus 6

God Promises Action

1Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “NowH6258 you shall seeH7200 whatH834 I will doH6213 to PharaohH6547; for 12under compulsionH2389H3027 he will letH7971 them goH7971, and 3under compulsionH2389H3027 he will driveH1644 them outH1644 of his landH776.”

2GodH430 spokeH1696 further to MosesH4872 and saidH559 to him, “I am 4the LordH3068; 3and I appearedH7200 to AbrahamH85, IsaacH3327, and JacobH3290 as 56GodH410 AlmightyH7706, but by 7My nameH8034, 8LordH3068, I did not makeH3045 Myself knownH3045 to them. 4I alsoH1571 establishedH6965 9My covenantH1285 with them, to giveH5414 them the landH776 of CanaanH3667, the 10landH776 in whichH834 they livedH1481 asH1481 strangersH1481. 5FurthermoreH1571 I have 11heardH8085 the groaningH5009 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, becauseH834 the EgyptiansH4714 are holdingH5647 them in bondageH5647, and I have rememberedH2142 My covenantH1285. 6SayH559, thereforeH3651, to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, ‘12I am the LordH3068, and 13I will bringH3318 you outH3318 from underH8478 the laborsH5450 of the EgyptiansH4714, and I will rescueH5337 you from their bondageH5656. I will also 14redeemH1350 you with 15an outstretchedH5186 armH2220, and with greatH1419 judgmentsH8201. 7Then I will takeH3947 you 1617as My peopleH5971, and 18I will be 19your GodH430; and 20you shall knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, who broughtH3318 you outH3318 from underH8478 the laborsH5450 of the EgyptiansH4714. 8I will bringH935 you to the landH776 whichH834 21I 22sworeH5375H3027 to giveH5414 to AbrahamH85, IsaacH3327, and JacobH3290, and 23I will giveH5414 it to you as a possessionH4181; 24I am the LordH3068.’” 9So MosesH4872 saidH1696 thisH3651 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, but they did not listenH8085 to MosesH4872 onH4480 25accountH4480 ofH4480 their 26despondencyH7115H7307 and cruelH7186 bondageH5656.

10Now the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 11“27GoH935, 28tellH1696 PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 29to letH7971 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 goH7971 outH7971 of his landH776.” 12But MosesH4872 spokeH1696 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, sayingH559, “BeholdH2005, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 have not listenedH8085 to me; 30howH349 then will PharaohH6547 listenH8085 to me, as I am 3132unskilledH6189 in speechH8193?” 13Nevertheless, the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872 and to AaronH175 and gaveH6680 them a commandH6680 concerningH413 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714, to bringH3318 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

The Heads of Israel

14TheseH428 are the headsH7218 of their fathers’H1 householdsH1004. 33The sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205, Israel’sH3478 firstbornH1060: HanochH2585 and PalluH6396, HezronH2696 and CarmiH3756; theseH428 are the familiesH4940 of ReubenH7205. 15And the 34sonsH1121 of SimeonH8095: 35JemuelH3223, JaminH3226, OhadH161, JachinH3199, ZoharH6714, and ShaulH7586 the sonH1121 of a CanaaniteH3669 womanH3669; theseH428 are the familiesH4940 of SimeonH8095. 16And theseH428 are the namesH8034 of 36the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 according to their generationsH8435: GershonH1648, KohathH6955, and MerariH4847; and the 37lengthH8141 of Levi’sH3878 lifeH2425 was 137H3967H7970H7651 yearsH8141. 1738The sonsH1121 of GershonH1648: 39LibniH3845 and ShimeiH8096, according to their familiesH4940. 18And 40the sonsH1121 of KohathH6955: AmramH6019, IzharH3324, HebronH2275, and UzzielH5816; and the 41lengthH8141 of Kohath’sH6955 lifeH2425 was 133H3967H7970H7969 yearsH8141. 19And 42the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847: MahliH4249 and MushiH4187. TheseH428 are the familiesH4940 of the LevitesH3881 according to their generationsH8435. 20Now 43AmramH6019 44marriedH3947H802 his father’sH1733 sisterH1733 JochebedH3115, and she boreH3205 him AaronH175 and MosesH4872; and the 45lengthH8141 of Amram’sH6019 lifeH2425 was 137H3967H7970H7651 yearsH8141. 21And 46the sonsH1121 of IzharH3324: KorahH7141, NephegH5298, and ZichriH2147. 22And 47the sonsH1121 of UzzielH5816: MishaelH4332, 48ElzaphanH469, and SithriH5644. 23AaronH175 49marriedH3947H802 ElishebaH472, the daughterH1323 of 50AmminadabH5992, the sisterH269 of 51NahshonH5177, and she boreH3205 him 52NadabH5070 and AbihuH30, EleazarH499 and IthamarH385. 24And the 53sonsH1121 of KorahH7141: AssirH617, ElkanahH511, and 54AbiasaphH23; theseH428 are the familiesH4940 of the KorahitesH7145. 25Now Aaron’sH175 sonH1121 55EleazarH499 56marriedH3947H802 oneH4480 of the daughtersH1323 of PutielH6317, and she boreH3205 him 57PhinehasH6372. TheseH428 are the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of the LevitesH3881 according to their familiesH4940. 26It was the same AaronH175 and MosesH4872 to whomH834 the LordH3068 saidH559, “58BringH3318 outH3318 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714 accordingH5921 to their 5960multitudesH6635.” 27They were the ones 61who spokeH1696 to PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 62about bringingH3318 outH3318 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 from EgyptH4714; it was the same MosesH4872 and AaronH175.

28Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 on the dayH3117 when the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, 29that the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, “63I am the LordH3068; 64sayH1696 to PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 allH3605 that I sayH1696 to you.” 30But MosesH4872 saidH559 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, “BeholdH2005, I am 6566unskilledH6189 in speechH8193; howH349 then will PharaohH6547 listenH8085 to me?”